The same pattern repeated for the next couple of days. Kara woke up, felt normal, suffered from an onslaught of pain, had a panic attack, then passed out.

Alex could do nothing except comfort her little sister and attempt to calm her down. She was already detecting a major case of PTSD from Kara, but it would have been unrealistic to hope there wouldn't be, at this point.

After three more days of this repeating cycle, she was finally fit to move to a room fitted with solar lamps.

Alex still sat by her bedside 24/7 despite the mild discomfort that came with the heat.

Eliza was finally arriving today, the storm in Midvale having finally calmed. Alex hoped that seeing Eliza would be beneficial and aid in Kara's recovery.

The older sister was jolted out of her thoughts by her mom entering the room. Alex immediately stood up, and they shared a long and much-needed hug. She reveled in the comfort her mother brought her, and hoped Kara would feel the same.

As Eliza pulled away and Kara was finally in clear view, she gasped. Kara's face was screwed up in pain, despite her sleeping, and her pale skin hadn't gotten any better since her admission. Eliza saw a full length cast on Kara's left leg and a long cast covering Kara's entire right thigh.

She was forced to take it all in, and couldn't help but let out a few tears at seeing her foster daughter- no, her daughter, like this. Like she had just been on the brink of death.

Alex quietly warned,"She's woken a few times since we rescued her, but she always feels intense pain. We're hoping it'll be better today, since she's finally absorbing solar radiation, but there are no guarantees. I think you should prepare yourself."

Eliza nodded sadly as she carefully took one of Kara's hands. Alex sat on the other side of the bed and held Kara's free hand.

After about ten minutes sitting together, all three of them, they both felt gentle squeezes coming from Kara.

She slowly opened her eyes, and was greeted by the sight of a beaming Alex and a relieved Eliza.

Her foster mother quietly whispered, in shock and relief,"Oh my god, Kara. You're okay. You... You are okay. I... I can't believe it. We're finally together again. How... How do you feel? Are you experiencing any pain?"

Kara nodded slowly,"There's definitely pain, but a lot less than before. It must be from the solar lamps."

Her face darkened slightly with the mention of the lights, but she quickly attempted to cover it up with a smile.

Too bad her sister was a highly-trained DEO agent who did not miss that.

"Kara? Is there a problem with the solar lamps? I... We could move you, but it'd slow down your recovery at least tenfold."

Kara shook her head. "It's just... Lillian would use them to heal me after bad days, so she could cause more pain the following day. I used to feel hope when I saw them, but now it almost feels like I'm preparing for... more pain."

Alex saw red. "She WHAT?! You know, I've been putting this off for a while now so I could be with you, but I think it might be high time to pay that sickening devil reincarnate a visit."

She quickly stood, already in Agent Danvers mode, when she felt Kara squeeze her hand.

"No, Alex. Please stay. I just... Can you stay here with me and Eliza? I don't know if I can do it without you quite yet."

That brought big sister Alex right back. She immediately nodded and apologized to Kara for her sudden outburst.

When Eliza saw Kara begging Alex to stay, she was reminded of the little girl who had arrived on her doorstep, scared and confused. Just looking for a family. It tore her apart to see Kara so vulnerable.

"Kara? I... I missed you so much. I felt regret everyday that I gave you up so easily. I should have fought harder for you to stay, and I'm sorry that all of this happened to you."

Eliza teared up, and Kara quickly squeezed her hand reassuringly. "It's not your fault, Eliza. I was the one who wanted to leave, and nothing you said could have stopped me. I had my mind made up. I missed you all everyday, and ten years later, here we are. It's been so long, and everything that happened... I want you to be at peace. I want you to know that after everything, I would still make the same choice. I would have never allowed Jeremiah to go in..." Kara trailed off abruptly as she looked around the room.

She didn't see Jeremiah anywhere.

"Where's Jeremiah? What happened to him?"

Alex and her Mom made eye contact from across the bed, and did not know how to answer that.

Right then, a much needed distraction walked in.

Now up until that point, J'onn had never visited while Kara was awake, because he wanted to give her and her sister private time together.

He also wanted to greet Eliza earlier, but he had been in a meeting.

So he found it fitting that today would be the day to visit. He wanted to say hi to Eliza and introduce himself to Kara.

What he never considered was his appearance, and he walked into the room looking like Hank Henshaw.